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Police have identified 2 victims in the Medley multi-vehicle crash that left 4 dead
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Police have identified 2 victims in the Medley multi-vehicle crash that left 4 dead

MEDLEY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police have identified two of the four victims killed in a three-vehicle accident Early Saturday morning in Medley.

According to Detective Andre D. Martin, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, officers responded to the crash just before 1 a.m. at Northwest 72nd Avenue and 74th Street. Medley Police closed the area to traffic after the incident.

Miami-Dade fire officials said a man and a woman died at the scene. Another woman was taken to HCA Florida Hospital Kendall and a teenager was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Both the teenager and the woman later died at the hospital, according to investigators.

The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office removed the bodies from the scene, and police on Monday identified the dead women as Lainet Guarita Rodriguez, 48, and Liudila Lara Rodriguez, 29. Investigators have not yet determined whether the two women were related.

All four victims were in a black sedan. Tow trucks later removed the heavily damaged sedan, a Cadillac CTS, as well as a GMC Sierra pickup truck and a third vehicle.

Miami-Dade Police Traffic Homicide Detectives are investigating the cause of the crash. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 to remain anonymous.

This is a developing story. Local 10 News Assignment Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.

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